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#9E52BC

#9e52bc ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9e52bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 32.16% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.96% cyan, 56.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.02°, with 44.17% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1693

Complementary

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #70bc52

Split complementary

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #a5bc52
  3. #52bc69

Analogous

  1. #6952bc
  2. #9e52bc
  3. #bc52a5

Triadic

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #bc9e52
  3. #52bc9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #bc5270
  3. #70bc52
  4. #52bc9e

Square

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #bc6952
  3. #70bc52
  4. #52a5bc

Monochromatic

  1. #462154
  2. #73368b
  3. #9e52bc
  4. #bd89d1
  5. #dcc0e7

Shades

#9e52bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #8e4aa9
  3. #7e4296
  4. #6f3984
  5. #5f3171
  6. #4f295e
  7. #3f214b
  8. #2f1938
  9. #201026
  10. #100813
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e52bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #a863c3
  3. #b175c9
  4. #bb86d0
  5. #c597d7
  6. #cfa9de
  7. #d8bae4
  8. #e2cbeb
  9. #ecdcf2
  10. #f5eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e52bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e52bc
  2. #9b57b6
  3. #985bb0
  4. #9560aa
  5. #9264a4
  6. #8f699e
  7. #8c6e98
  8. #897292
  9. #86778c
  10. #837b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #376ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5275b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c637f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f64be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7868ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d5d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e52bc {
  color: #9e52bc;
}
Background
.bg-9e52bc {
  background-color: #9e52bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e52bc {
  border: 2px solid #9e52bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e52bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 82 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e52bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e52bc, #bc52a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e52bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 82 188 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.08 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.93 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.56 #61ad43 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9e52bc  rgb(158, 82, 188)  hsl(283, 44%, 53%)  Purpureus
#70bc52  rgb(112, 188, 82)  hsl(103, 44%, 53%)  Mantis
#bc9e52  rgb(188, 158, 82)  hsl(43, 44%, 53%)  Brass
#52bc9e  rgb(82, 188, 158)  hsl(163, 44%, 53%)  Mint